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Best pre-LOTR fantasy films
Legend [1985]Legend [1985]
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.79
A lush, living fairy-tale book... wot, no UK special edition? It's a crime!
Dark Crystal [1982]Dark Crystal [1982]
Buy new: £9.48 / Used from: £2.50
Forget the fact they're muppets - this is one of the best fantasy films ever
Fire and Ice [1983]Fire and Ice [1983]
Buy used from: £10.17
Forget Conan, this is the real deal in sword'n'sorcery Frazetta IS fantasy!
Dragonslayer [1981]Dragonslayer [1981]
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £2.62
Great story, great characters, great look and feel and a great dragon, too!
Clash Of The Titans [1981]Clash Of The Titans [1981]
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There has to be a Harryhausen in this list, and this is the one for me
Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs - Ltd Edition Collector's Box Set (2 Disc + Book) [1938]Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs - Ltd Edition Collector's Box Set (2 Disc + Book) [1938]
Buy used from: £61.00
Terrifying! And quite a beautiful work of art, too...
La Belle Et La Bete [1946]La Belle Et La Bete [1946]
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Another fairy tale, incredibly dreamlike in a style copied by Ridley Scott for Legend
Willow [1988]Willow [1988]
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Great evocation of a fantasy world, though not as dreamlike as Legend
The Lord of the Rings (Animated Version) [1978]The Lord of the Rings (Animated Version) [1978]
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A pre LOTR LOTR? Unfinished, but worth a look
Time Bandits [1981]Time Bandits [1981]
Buy used from: £2.34
The final word on fantasy films